Waste of the Day: Federal Buildings Need $370 Billion of Repairs

Topline: Congress is fond of ignoring current issues and pushing the problems onto future taxpayers. The philosophy is already causing issues at federal buildings, where backlogged repairs have piled up and will now cost an estimated $370 billion as of 2024, according to the Government Accountability Office.  It’s an increase of $87 billion compared to […]

A Modest Proposal For Congress: Eliminate The D.C. Circuit And District Courts

The media circus over the statement by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was hyped by the institutional Left for one purpose, to undercut and delegitimize the Administration efforts to restore some sanity to the U.S. Government. The idea that a single District Court Judge could block the legitimate efforts of the executive to remove […]

President Trump Is Not Acting Arbitrarily, He Is Executing The Laws As 56% Approve Of Handling Of Border And Immigration. Is He Declaring War On The Drug Cartels?

56 percent of Americans approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of border security and immigration, according to the latest Fox News poll conducted March 14 to March 17, as the poll handed Trump his highest approval rating ever for a Fox poll at 49 percent. That includes majorities approving of Trump’s handling of the border and […]

Biden-era tax on natural gas repealed, a boon for energy industry

(The Center Square) – America’s natural gas industry celebrated Monday after President Donald Trump signed into law a resolution repealing Biden-era fees on methane emissions. The Waste Emissions Charge, which Republicans say is the equivalent of a natural gas tax, was authorized by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency […]

‘Ridiculous’: Trump Slams Federal Judge’s ‘Dangerous’ Ruling on Fired Federal Workers

President Donald Trump said it’s “ridiculous” that a federal judge ruled that the government must rehire fired government employees. “I don’t think that’s going to be happening, but we’ll have to see,” he told The Daily Signal aboard Air Force One on Sunday. A judge appointed by President Bill Clinton ruled Thursday that the Trump […]

Hunter’s Wonderful Life

A ne’er do well (or, is that a bon vivant?), a Yale law graduate who was booted from the Navy for failing a cocaine test, bedded his recently widowed sister-in-law, sold childish splashes of paint masquerading as art for millions of dollars, denied paternity and support for his illegitimate daughter, and received $30 million by […]

Yes, You Can Protect Liberty and Security at the Same Time

When I served in Congress, I was regularly lectured about how the people needed big government to keep them safe and secure, whether it was through welfare and regulations to ensure their economic security, the Patriot Act to protect their personal security, or forever wars to protect global security. Of course, the government’s track record […]

Trump declares Biden pardons ‘void;’ cites digital signature

(The Center Square) – In an early morning announcement, President Donald Trump declared Monday that former President Joe Biden’s rash of preemptive pardons issued during his last days in office are “void, vacant, and of no further force or effect.” Biden had extended clemency to former Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, members and staff of the […]

Court attempts to halt Trump deportations, El Salvador president says ‘too late’

(The Center Square) – A class action lawsuit was filed on Saturday against the Trump administration after President Donald Trump signed an executive order invoking the Enemy Aliens Act to target, arrest and remove violent Venezuelan prison gang members, Tren de Aragua (TdA), from the U.S. The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation […]

Op-Ed: The week ahead in economic data

This week’s economic calendar is packed with key reports and influential Fed speeches – and all eyes will be on the Fed’s decision at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The committee is expected to hold the federal funds rate at 4.25–4.50%, reflecting a cautious, wait-and-see approach amid persistent inflation pressures and growing economic uncertainty. […]